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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Grand Island, NE

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Grand Island, NE earns $62,920 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,133 a month.

10th percentile
$48,070
25th percentile
$60,890
Median percentile
$62,920
75th percentile
$74,450
90th percentile
$79,730

Based on 40 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$49,590 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,920
Federal income tax−$5,370
Social Security + Medicare−$4,813
Nebraska income tax (approx.)−$3,146
Monthly take-home$4,133
Every two weeks$1,907

Does it go far here?

$72,608Median pay in Grand Island, NE is worth this at average US prices (local price level 86.7 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($929 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Island, NE

JobMedian pay
Registered Nurses$82,590
General and Operations Managers$79,520
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,810
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$44,450
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,370
Nursing Assistants$38,880
Stockers and Order Fillers$34,650
Retail Salespersons$30,830

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